Health · Malta Bend

Malta Bend, MO health

On every measure CDC estimates, Malta Bend looks like Missouri as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Malta Bend

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 211 people are less certain, so we show Malta Bend's figures without a grade.

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How Malta Bend compares with Missouri

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Malta Bend adults…

35 of every 100 Malta Bend adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–39%

Bars show Malta Bend; the black tick is Missouri. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Malta Bend, betterMalta Bend, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Malta Bend
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Malta Bend
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Malta Bend
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Malta Bend
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Malta Bend adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.

Yearly checkup

MO 78%

Dentist visit

MO 60%

Cholesterol check

MO 85%

Colon screening

MO 64%

Mammogram

MO 75%

Taking BP meds

MO 77%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Malta Bend 7.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Malta Bend adults are doing

1 in 3Malta Bend adults feel lonely

32.2% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Malta Bend adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Malta Bend adults lack social or emotional support

19% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Malta Bend adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · Missouri 17.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Malta Bend adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Malta Bend adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Malta Bend adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 13

Malta Bend adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MO 8.4% · about the same

9.3% of Malta Bend adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.7%

of Malta Bend adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing8%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

Black tick: Missouri. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Malta Bend

Malta Bend and the towns around it

Care nearby

Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall · 10.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton · 14.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington · 25.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray County Memorial HospitalRichmond · 32.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hcc Network - WaverlyWaverly · 9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Marshall High SchoolMarshall · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMalta Bend's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Saline County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careMalta Bend's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Saline County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthMalta Bend's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 12 Columbia · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Malta Bend. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Malta Bend

Measure	Malta Bend	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.6%	30.4–39%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	33–41.7%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	30.1–45.8%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	28.5%	24.9–32%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	25.4%	21.8–29.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.7%	14.4–21.4%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–12%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.5–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.1%	9.3–13%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.2–9.4%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.4–7.3%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	12.9–20.9%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	17.5%	14.3–20.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.8%	23.3–34.8%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	31.4–45.6%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	73.9–81.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.3%	56.3–64.3%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.3%	81.4–86.8%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	59.4%	54–64.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	76.1%	67.9–83%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73–79.4%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	5.4–10.2%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.2–38%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19%	15.6–23.1%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.2–20.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	15.9–23.8%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	11.9–16.6%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	9–15.9%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	8.1–13.2%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.3–9.6%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.1–9.2%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.3%	6.8–12.4%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	35.7%	30.2–41.6%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.1–17.9%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	14.5–20.6%	17.2%
Hearing	8%	6.8–9.1%	8.3%
Vision	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3–4.5%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.2–10.5%	9.2%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Malta Bend door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Malta Bend better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Malta Bend directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Missouri figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.